Feb 21 More than 150 Islamic State militants handed over to Iraq from Syria By Sarah El Deeb, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, the first batch of several to come, an Iraqi security official said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 20 Alabama woman who joined ISIS can’t return to U.S., Pompeo says By Matthew Lee, Jay Reeves, Associated Press An Alabama woman who left home to join ISIS after becoming radicalized online now wants to return with her 18-month-old son, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that she is not a U.S. citizen and will not… Continue reading
Feb 19 UN concerned about some 200 families trapped in Islamic State enclave By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The U.N.'s human rights chief said Tuesday she is concerned about the condition of some 200 families trapped in the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, where they are mixed with hundreds of militants. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Activists protest Trump’s national emergency In our news wrap Monday, activists staged scattered demonstrations outside the White House and from coast to coast to protest President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. Meanwhile, Trump blasted former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for saying in an… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 25:00 February 17, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 17, ISIS spreads its footprint in West Africa, Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis deepens as aid sits across the border in Colombia, and an Oscar-nominated film delves into end-of-life care for terminally ill patients. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 4:26 ISIS affiliate expands territory in West Africa While President Trump is declaring military victory over ISIS in Syria, an Islamic terrorist group in West Africa is gaining territory in northeast Nigeria and surrounding countries. Wall Street Journal reporter Drew Hinshaw joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the how… Continue watching
Feb 17 U.S.-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the group said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 15 Time to expand the international coalition against Islamic State, Pentagon official says By Robert Burns, Associated Press "While the time for U.S. troops on the ground in northeast Syria winds down," says Pat Shanahan, U.S. Defense Secretary, "the United States remains committed to our coalition's cause, the permanent defeat of ISIS, both in the Middle East and… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Trump court nominee says her past statements on date rape make her ‘cringe’ In our news wrap Tuesday, Neomi Rao, the woman nominated to take the federal appeals court seat formerly held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, voiced regrets for her past statements on rape, race and equal rights before the Senate… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 25:00 January 19, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 19, President Trump offers a deal on temporary protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week, and the third annual Women’s March takes place across… Continue watching